Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Second Photograph of Phineas Gage Found

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A second photograph of Phineas Gage has been found. In 1848, Gage, was working on a railroad track in Cavendish when a tamping iron went thr...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Cavendish Old Home Day 2010

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The Cavendish Historical Society is planning Cavendish Old Home Day for July 3 (Saturday) on the Cavendish Green. We are sending out notices...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Young Historians: Valentine's/1935

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Valentine’s Day was a fun time for students in Cavendish during the 1930s. Each student made or bought a card for all of the other students ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Young Historians: February 3

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The Young Historians are now up to 1934 in our history timeline. This was the first full year of being President for Franklin Roosevelt. He...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Young Historians: 1933 and Rag Rugs

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This week’s timeline is 1933. In March of that year, President Roosevelt became President of the United States. He brings in new ideas to he...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Young Historians: Calder inspired 1930's Cavendish

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We are working on creating scenes (person, place or event) of Cavendish in the 1930s, using the techniques that the artist Alexander Calder ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Young Historians Movies/1931 Timeline

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We are pleased to have Gloria Leven working with the Young Historians. Gloria was seven years old in 1930 and she has been sharing her memor...